A Review of 10 of the Most Popular Corner Bookcases

Often the underdog of interior design, a corner bookcase can make or break an entire room. There are tons of options out there and something perfect for everyone. It’s important to consider how big the room is and how many books you plan on shelving.

You might also want to consider what kind of room you’ll be putting it in. For instance, a study or home office wouldn’t use the same corner bookshelf as a nursery. Some people think all bookcases are the same, but they couldn’t be more wrong. Which is why I’ve created these bookcase reviews on some of my favorite ones.

Corner Bookcase Reviews

Sauder Beginnings 3-Shelf Bookshelf

Top Features

Adjustable Shelves: As the first bookcase review on our list, the Sauder Beginnings in extremely accommodating. With its adjustable shelves, you can fit any size book you may need, from small children’s books, to large textbooks, this bookcase will hold them all.

Highland Oak: This entire bookshelf is made out of beautiful, hearty highland oak. This gives it a natural and breathtaking finish.

Multiple Finishes: The Sauder Beginnings also comes in two finishes to choose from. It comes in a standard highland oak finish, or you can get it with a cherry finish. The cherry is much darker than the highland oak, but they are both beautiful.

Easy to Assemble: Probably the best part of this bookcase is how easy it is to assemble. I’m no carpenter, and not even particularly handy, but with just a Philips head screwdriver I was able to set this bookcase up in about 20 minutes.

Orion 4-Shelf Bookshelf

Top Features

Protective Kick Plate: The Orion features a protective kickplate which protects your bookcase from scuffs and scratches. Say goodbye to the days of scratched up and old looking bookcases; this one will continue to look brand new for years.

Great Anywhere: Its simple and classic design, along with its beautiful black finish, makes this bookcase great for any room or décor.

Adjustable Shelves: The Orion also come with 3 adjustable shelves. This is great because you can adjust them to fit your exact needs and they’re guaranteed to get the job done. The adjustable shelves are also very durable and can hold all your books, pictures, memorabilia, shoes, or whatever else you choose to put on them.

Sauder Multimedia Storage Tower

Top Features

Six Shelves: With six shelves, you have plenty of room to store whatever your heart desires. This bookcase definitely has the most number of shelves, so if you have a lot of stuff, this is probably best for you.

Great for DVDs: It is a pretty shallow bookcase, making it great for DVDs and CDs. Standard DVDs and Blu-Rays sit flush with the edge and give it a clean, organized look. It can hold about 280 DVDs, or an impressive 426 CDs, give or take a few, making it great for collectors. These bookshelves also look great side by side, or stacked, so ordering a couple extra can accommodate even the biggest of collections.

Fully Adjustable: Unlike some other bookcases, this one is fully adjustable. It has holes on the side where you can put the shelves starting from the bottom, all the way up to the top of the bookcase. Some other bookcases only have a couple holes, limiting your options.

Pegs on the Bottom: I really loved the pegs on the bottom of this bookcase. They are great on hardwood flooring and really minimize, basically eliminate, the scratching to both the bookcase and your floor.

ClosetMaid 1292 Cubeicals 12-Cube Organizer

Top Features

Cubicle Design: This bookcase consists of 12 cubicles, giving it a modern feel and making for easy organization. Unlike standard bookcases, you can group things together better using the cube organizer.

Easy to Assemble: You really need to special skills to be able to set up this bookcase. All you need is a Phillips screwdriver and a hammer, both of which pretty much everyone owns.

Flexible: What’s great about this bookcase is it can adjust to your needs. You can set it up vertically or horizontally, depending on what you prefer and how much room you have.

Customizable: All of it is clearly great, but the best part is its customizability. You can get the 12-cube organizer in either white or dark cherry. One solid color can be kind of drab though, especially if the room you’re putting it in has lots of color or subtle accents that you’d like to accentuate. Cubeicals already thought of this and came up with a genius solution. They offer fabric drawers in over 40 colors and designs that you can buy to give your bookcase a little flare. They make organizing even easier and can tastefully tie a whole room together.

Mainstays Home 8-Shelf Bookcases

Top Features

Modern Design: This bookcase from Mainstays has a sleek, modern design, that looks great with any décor style. It has a unique, asymmetric design that puts a twist on the traditional bookcase and maximizes storage space.

Multiple Finishes:

Attaches to Wall: This bookcase isn’t great to stand alone in the middle of a room, but bookcases usually go against a wall anyway. And this bookcase can actually attach to the wall. It comes with a safety secure so that you can attach it to the wall. This is one bookcase you never have to worry about knocking over.

Easy to Set Up: Although it doesn’t come assembled, it’s not complicated to set up and can be done in no time. If you really hate assembling things, though, you can purchase professional installation when you order through Amazon, so you don’t have to lift a finger except to fill the shelves.

Altra Lawrence 4 Shelf Ladder Bookshelves Bundle

Top Features

Double the Storage: When your buy this bookcase, you actually get two! So you can double your storage space or give one away as a gift. But if I were you, I’d keep both of them. We’ve also reviewed some other tall bookshelves.

Different Sized Shelves: The different sized shelves make this bookcase great for holding different things. The ladder design allows the bookshelves to get progressively smaller as you go up, which may sound inconvenient, but it is actually very useful and has a very appealing look.

Durable: Since it is made completely of metal, it is a very durable bookcase. You don’t have to worry it about it bending or breaking under the weight of your books. It is sturdy and will last you a lifetime.

Sleek: It’s metal design and black finish also give it a very sleek look, making it a great finishing touch in virtually any room.

Sauder Barrister Lane Bookcase

Top Features

Unique Design: This bookcase from Sauder offers a unique design. It has two large cubby holes comprising the bottom “shelf”, and then two sets of 4 smaller cubby holes making up the other two “shelves”. This allows you to store different sized things and make it look not so dull, like some other bookcases.

Accommodates Labels: What makes this Barrister Lane Bookcase stand out is its ability to accommodate ID labels. It comes with a small frame in place under each of the smaller 8 cubbyholes so you can easily slide a label in. This makes organization a breeze.

Scribed Oak Finish: Although it is not made of real wood, it has a beautiful scribed oak wood finish. It is a medium brown color which can accent most rooms well.

No Nuts or Bolts Sticking Out: While setting up this bookcase, you are able to easily cover the nuts and bolts so that you end up with a polished, finished product that looks like one solid piece of wood.

South Shore Axess Collection 3-Shelf Bookcase

Top Features

Easy to Assemble: If you follow the instructions, you’ll have no problem assembling this bookshelf. The shelves come in a fixed position, so you don’t have to worry about getting the spacing right or making sure they’re even.

Simple: This bookcase sticks to the tried and true traditional bookcase design. It doesn’t have any funky looking shelves, which can be great for those who are looking for a plain bookcase that can go in any room.

Multiple Finishes: South Shore offers a wide variety of finishes for this bookcase, all of which are flawless. The finishes include chocolate, country pine, pure black, morgan cherry, pure white, royal cherry, and soft gray. With all those options you never have to settle and are sure to find one that’s perfect for you. We also have an excusive post about white bookcases.

Sturdy: I’m sure the shelves have a weight limit, but I haven’t found it yet. The shelves are incredibly sturdy and have held all my college textbooks great. Don’t go crazy and cram as much as you can, because of course, everything has a limit. But this bookcase will serve you well and hold whatever you need without bending or bowing.

C&A Home DIY Shelf Storage Cabinet Cube of 6

Top Features

Lightweight: This incredible organizer is only 11 pounds, making it easy to set up and move around if you need to. You won’ find a lighter bookcase out there that can perform as well as this one.

Customizable: You can set up the cubes in any way you’d like. You can make it into 1 big cube, or 6 smaller cubes, or any number of cubes in between. You can also set it up in any design that you’d like, making it easy to fit in any size space you have available. It also comes in multiple designs you can also choose from, including, black and marble, with or without doors, and semi-transparent.

Inexpensive: As the least expensive bookcase on this list of bookcase reviews, it is great for students or anyone on a budget. Not everyone has the money to shell out over $100 on a simple bookcase, and if you choose this one, you don’t have to.

Sturdy: It is way more sturdy than it appears. Each individual cube can hold up to 10 pounds. It is also waterproof and won’t stain or degrade if it gets wet, which will inevitably happen.

Sauder 2-Shelf Bookcase

Top Features

Adjustable Shelf: This simply designed bookcase comes with one adjustable shelf. You can tailor it to your needs and you aren’t stuck with your choice either. The shelf can be easily moved whenever you want.

Compact: This isn’t an unnecessarily huge bookcase that will take up more space than you’ll ever even need. It is compact but has deep shelves. It is great for offices since it won’t take up too much space.

Easy to Assemble: With only one shelf, this one is a breeze to put together. You don’t have to be a handyman or even have any special tools. This can be set up in one afternoon by pretty much anybody.

Classy Look: The beautiful cherry finish and elegant trim give this bookcase an unrivaled classy appearance. It compliments any room lovely and will give it a more sophisticated, put together appearance. There are no nuts or bolts sticking out, everything is flush and easily coverable, giving it an old-timey, solid look.

If you still haven’t found what you’re looking for, you may be interested in checking out this video that has some inspiring ideas.

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